Election results

Author: Amy Zullo
November 10, 2022

Tuesday, November 8, was the end of a very hotly contested election cycle here in Pennsylvania.  I hope you took the opportunity to exercise your right to vote in person or by mail-in ballot.  I took advantage of the mail-in option. This gives me a better opportunity to check out the views of the different candidates to help in my decision-making.  No matter who you voted for, whether your favored candidate won or lost, there is probably one thing we can all agree on—it’s nice to see the end of all those political ads. 

Separation of church and state forbids governmental establishment or preference of a religion and preserves religious freedom from governmental intrusion.  However, we should prayerfully consider our choices in our elected officials.  Karl Barth recommended preaching “with the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other.” In other words, we need to align our actions with the truth of the Scripture and also be culturally relevant. 

Here is part of the Wikipedia entry on John Calvin regarding his political theory: “The aim of Calvin's political theory was to safeguard the rights and freedoms of ordinary people. Although he was convinced that the Bible contained no blueprint for a certain form of government, Calvin . . . appreciated the advantages of democracy. To further minimize the misuse of political power, Calvin proposed to divide it among several political institutions . . . in a system of checks and balances (separation of powers) . . . State and church are separate, though they have to cooperate to the benefit of the people.”

Whether you agree or disagree with the choices made, the best thing to do now is to pray for our elected officials. They are doing a difficult job.  Pray for them to make wise and just decisions.  “Grant us the serenity of mind to accept that which cannot be changed; courage to change that which can be changed, and wisdom to know the one from the other, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.”

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